Soap-dispenser.



No. 879,780. PATENTED EEB. 18, 1908.

H. J. S LEWIS.

SOAP DISPENSER.

APPLICATION FILED 11.43.25. 1907.

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.UNITED STATES PATEN OFFICE.

To all whom it may concern: y

Be it known that I, HERMAN J. S. Lnwrs a l citizen of the United States,residing at the city of New York, in the county of New York and State ofNew York, have invented cer`- tain new and useful Improvements in SoDispensers', of which'the following is a l, clear, and exactdescription.

My invention relates to an apparatus for dispensing soa in thin sliversorwafers. 'A construct1on o this general type forms the subject of myBprior patent, No.v849,741, application, Seri No. 287,889. 'e

The resent. invention covers certain features o improvement, andconstitutes a very cheap, simple and ractical construction ernbodyingthe bro principles of the generic case. f

The need of a soap dispenser is not confined tohotels and (publicplaces. In private dwellings and un er all conditions where soa) isinythe side Walls 3 of the bodyl but fprojects in# used, it is desirable tohave it dispense separate strips or slivers for individual consumption..n case of use in private dwellings and places, however, the soapdlspensin apparatus must be simple and compact an p easing inappearance. By the present 1nvention I secure these requisites by an 'Aparatus constructed nearly alto ether of'xgieet metal, and which is ofve act construction. As wil later appear, I

rther providecertain features by which a. cake of soap may be used up tothe -very last fragment thereof, and this y without any weight, springor other mechanism for keepin 1t pressed against the knife blades.

'glhe invention further consists in the features of construction andcombination hereinafter set forth and claimed.

' ally U-sha metal in a dipeepress.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspectiveview showi a soap dispenserembodying the principles o my invention; Fig. 2 is. a sec-v tional viewof the same Fi 3 is. a transverse section on thel line III-II of Fig. 2.

Rete4 parts are signated by the same reference sign, 1 indicates themain frame or body of the soap dis nser. This has a front wall 2, andside W shown, f'roma singlle piece of Thefrontwa 2isbulged outward atits. lower side, as shown at 4. It is evident that, the metal has to besome-f VBpecication of Letters Patent. ippuaon ned umh 25.1907. sum no.364.497.

main body to the drawings in which like;

3, all struck up into the genere Patented Feb; 1s, 190e.

but this can be readily accomplished in rac-` tice by the ordinaryrocesses. The a ove construction leaves t e bod bottom and rear sideswho y open. The bottom is intended to be left open permanentlf. The topand rear sides are, however, .close bya single bent plate 5, which alsoconstitutes a means for fastening the soap disl what drawn as well asbent to give this shape, l

with its top,-

penser on a wall orgsupp'orting surface. The

-rear plate or support 5 is of suicient width to w ollv cover the rearopen side of the 1, and hasthe bent-over extension 6, which 1s ofjustsuiiicient widthto` be 'revceived between the side walls 3 of thebody. The upper edges of the main body 3 are iiange Voutward at 7, and ametallic stri 8 is placed in this iianged-out portion of the libdy, soAas to produce a edge 9, over which thetop of the .strip is Hush with theinside surfaces of bod canswin forwardly with respect to the bac plate 5w en a new cake of soap is to be inserted. The bent-over extension 6 ofthe plate is closely received. The inside face 10 back plate carries alock 11, the'bolt 12 of which coperates with a deiiected end 13, of thestrip 8 (see particularly Fig. 3).

he magazine for the soap is formed by the front wall 2 of the body,ltogether with a U-shaped part 14, Whichis bent to be inserted into thebody 1, and to be secured thereto by itsside edges 15, which :fitclosely against the side walls 3 of the body 1 for this purpose. The toedges of the U-shaped frame or part 14- are anged inward at 16, so that'the magazirie 17 formed by the frame 14 is restricted at its upper endor entrance. The strip l operates to roduce this restriction of themagazine. t is evident that the body 1, the frame 15, and the stri 8,vmay be assembled vtoether either by sol er or by rivets, or any ot erconvenient'means.

The cutter frame is directly beneath the 1itenazgazine 17 in theenlargement of the main l rate from its supporting means, although t 'slkniellSis to a size which will .with a ledge 24, behind the ed yknifeblade and the portion 26 26 directly in front ofthe knife blade,

is not absolutely essential. The supporting means com rises a sheetmetal bail or frame 19, pivote to the side walls 3 of the main bod' onthe pivotal studs 20 and 21, The fastened to. this bail or frame 'by thescrews 22, 23, which not only hold it in osition, but permit a certain.amount of ad- )ustment aswell. Thebail or frame 19 is made -e of theknife blade 18, and whichjis co-axia with the axis of the frame 19.There is, however, a rotuberance 25, directly behind the knife b adeedge which serves the purposes fully-stated in my companion applicationabove referred to, and which nced not be therefore in this case. In

described front of the knife blade 18 there is another ledge 26, of theframe 19,- a and this is not concentric with the axis of theA saidframe. At all oints it is at a less distance from said axis than theedge of the of the ledge is less depressed or of greater radius than theart 26 of the ledge which is further back. is conveniently accomplishedin practice by describing the curve of the ledge 26 on an axis 27,rearwardly of and above the axis of the pivot studs 20, 21.' The bail orframe 19 isy normally retained in its rearmost position by the springs28, but may be swun -for wardly by a handle 29, moving in the s ot 3()of the bulging front 4 of the body 1.

In use 1t is merely necessary to insert a piece of soap through therestricted entrance of the magazine 17. The restricted entrance insuresthat-the soapis properly pared down e loose in the magazine before itcan vbe positioned therein. The bod 1 is then swung backwardly towardthe bac plate 5 until the top face closes over the magazine, and thebolt 12 locks itself behind the .lug\13. The soap (shown at 31) falls bygravit upon the ledge 26 of the bail or frame 19 which 1s swung to itsrearmost position by the s rings 28. When the handle 29 is move down,the knife 18l cuts off a slice of f the soap which falls freely downwardthrou h in size its weight But at this stage of The dotted lines 32 showthe lower open end of the ap aratus. s long as there is .a large piece osoa in the magazine itis clear that its weight w1 l insure the ropercutting of the slices.

hen 'the cake of soap becomes reduced is, of course, corres ond.- inglyreduced, so that itis not borne ownward on the'ledge 26 as positively asbefore. Under these circumstances there is liability of the knifedislodging the soap u ward instead of biting into it to cuto la sliver.

the action the peculiar curvature of the ledge 26 comes into effect. thecondition of at this time. Since the forward higher than the pointsfurther the soa part 26 is his l ing an outwardly flanged upper edsvegso the.forward edge thereof. Any slightunevenness of soap dust orparticles further backdo not therefore interfere with the close engaement of the soap on the point26 of the edge. According y when the knifemoves forward it is certain to en age and bite into the cake of soapunder al Acircumstances. Even if the ca e of soap becomes so muchreduced in size that it tilts forwardly or back in the magazine 17, itwill neverthelessrest closelyu on the forward edge 26 of the ledge 26.ut although the rearward edge 26 of the ledge is thus prevented fromhaving any unfavorable infiuence in cutting off the slivers, as it woulddo if it were of equal radius withthe forward edge 26', it neverthelessexerts its proper function with undiminished efficiency. The function ofthe rear part 26" of the ledge is to prevent the soap from droppin downthrough the bottom of the device w en it becomes very small. It isevident that no matter how small the soap becomes it cannot find open sace -to fall through, but is always wedge upwardly by the-ledge 26 andplaced in roper position to be engaged bythe e 18 its forward movement.The action may be stated in another way: that the cake of soap seatsitself upon the ledge 26 and then as the frame 19 moves forwardly, theled e has a tendency to wedge vthe soap upwar a ainst the weightthereof, and against the iction of the magazine walls. This frictionresisted wedging movement takes the place of a counterweight to acertain extent when the soap has become very small and its weight is somuch reduced that it would nototherwise be positively pressed inposition to be engaged by the knife blade.

What I claim isz- 1. In a soap dispenser, a-main body havge, a U- shapedframe inset in said bod and 'having an inwardly flanged edge t erebyproducing a magazine with a restricted entrance, and a knife framepivoted in the body beneath said magazine.

2. Inl a soap dispenser, flanged outwardly at its upper edge, a U-vshaped strip inset in said upper edge so that. the front'of said stripprogects slightly inwardly from the corresponding frontinside face ofthe body, a U-shaped frame placed in the body an flanged inward at itsuppxpr edge thereby producing a magazine wit a restricted entrance, anda knife frame pivoted in the body beneath said magazine.

3. In a soap dispenser a main bod hava main body frame having a le gedirectly in front of the knife, said ledge being depressed to a greater'back the .soap tends to reist exclusively on.

'ing a knife frame (pivoted therein, sai knife any 'ino

radius immediately in front of th it is at a point more remote ther 4.In a soap dispenser, a main body Ahava cake `of soap is ife framepivoted having a ledge in e, said ledge bein less depressed immediatelyin front of the e edge than it is yat a point more remote from ing 'amagazine in Which 5 loosely received and a kn below the magazine andfront ofthe knife ed whereby a loose fragment of 10 osltlvely cut,substantially as e knife than theI knife edge, soap may be p described.

In Witness whereof I sub ture in the presence of two efrom.

scribe my signa- Witnesses.

. HERMAN J. S. LEWIS.

Witnesses:` j

WALDO M. CHAPIN, MAY BIRD.

